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looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side

1

to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

2

millimeter; millimetre

1

to be hideously burned; to be burned raw

1

high temperature

1

burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

3

selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject

1

carbonization; carbonisation

4

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

1

large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

1

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

1

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

extra; excess; surplus

1

attitude control; postural control

1

with a vroom; with a sudden shaking

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

3

(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

1

taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group

2

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

1

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)

1

this area; around here

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

2

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

1

seeing in the dark; night vision

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

1

guidance; leadership; leading the way

1

convenient

1

to burn into one's memory; to sear an image

2

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial

1

possible; conceivable; likely; probable

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

4

beckoning

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

1

early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

cunning; craft; guile; slyness

2

patient; having a long fuse

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

2

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious

1

disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

1

mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to

4

Schorr

2

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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